Well i drained it,and i can see through it fine the oil was black!the drain plug was so damn tight that when i broke it lose half the threads came with it,so i had to retap drain,and i though my 10th serial was p 1993 and it was a R 1994,how do you know what color a 94 is suppost to be,doesnt say when you run the #s.but the more i ride it the more i like it!! i think i'll by another one or two!!LOL GREAT QUAD